Sir Graham Balfour High School
North Avenue, Stafford, ST16 1NR
1,003 pupils · 96% of 1,042 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- INSIGHT MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2024, published 14 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 37.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.01 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 185 | 186 | 340 | 185 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 194 | 212 | 335 | 194 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 205 | 224 | 327 | 205 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 195 | 206 | 315 | 195 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 199 | 205 | 292 | 199 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 170 | 161 | 263 | 165 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 178 | 197 | 303 | 178 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 197 | 228 | 337 | 196 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blessed William Howard Catholic School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- King Edward VI High School 3.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Weston Road Academy 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stafford Manor High School 4.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Walton High School 6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Alleyne's Academy 9.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.